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During an open water swim, you simply can’t get a song out of your head. You sing the song over and over in your head – the same lyrics, the same words over and over again. Sometimes that is a good thing when you have the right tune…but sometimes it can be annoying if it […]
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This week, The Daily News of Open Water Swimming will describe the slight differences between the start and finish rules of marathon swims around the world. Today, we will look at the starts and finishes in Cape Town, South Africa. For recognized swims around Cape Town, starts and finishes are dry land to dry land.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scott “The Yesdoc” Richards, M.D., a member of the exclusive Triple Crown Club, trains in an Endless Pool. We asked why, how and when: Daily News: Why do you train in the Endless Pool when you live in San Diego, a beautiful city that is abundant with open water
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Lewis Pugh called to our attention an illustrative story about a true Olympian in mind and action. He described an untold story about Natalie du Toit who was recently awarded South Africa’s highest honor – the Order of Ikhamanga (Gold Class). “Last year, Natalie got invited to an awards ceremony hosted by the President of
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USA Swimming remembered Fran Crippen at its Golden Goggles awards ceremony. “When I was around Fran, he made me think I could do things that I never dreamed I could accomplish,” said girlfriend Caitlin Regan. Watch the rememberance of a great individual here. Copyright © 2010 by Open Water Source
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The Kaiwi Channel, also popularly known as the Molokai Channel), is part of the Oceans Seven. The Molokai Channel has a lot to challenge the marathon swimmer…of all ages. To date, there have been 13 different people who have crossed the Molokai Channel a total of 15 different times with two people going in the
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This week, The Daily News of Open Water Swimming will describe the slight differences between the start and finish rules of marathon swims around the world. Today, we will look at the starts and finishes in Sicily, Italy. In Nino Fazio’s record-breaking Doppia Traversata dello Stretto di Messina (two-way crossing of the Strait of Messina),
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English Channel swimmer Sylvain Estadieu is training for the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships. “In Hudiksvall, Sweden, the water is down to 2°C now with air between -5 and -10°C. I’ll be competing along with 7 other Sandycove [Ireland] swimmers. A few among us have been invited to take part in the endurance event which
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Ted Erikson On The Next WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. Ted Erikson, one of the toughest marathon swimmers in history and a 1978 inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, has a great motto… Old swimmers never die, They just wade away! But Erikson is back and ready to
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The winners of the Achieving The Impossible autography give-away included Jason Malick of Delaware, USA, Sylvain Estadieu of Villé, France, Nick Caine of California, USA, Lynn Kubasek of California, USA, and Hannah Mary Smith of Isle of Lewis of Scotland. Correct answers were Plymouth, England (Where was Lewis Pugh born?), Speedo (What swimsuit manufacturer sponsors
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